laser weapons

Seven Laser Weapons That Defined the Defense Landscape in 2025

Seven laser systems in 2025 proved directed-energy is here to stay, transforming air and maritime defense with speed, precision, and near-unlimited firepower.

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US Army Receives More LOCUST Laser Weapons From AeroVironment

AeroVironment has delivered two additional LOCUST laser weapon systems to the US Army as part of the service’s Army Multi-Purpose High Energy Laser initiative.

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EOS Expands Export Footprint With $80M S. Korea Laser Weapon Deal

Australian firm Electro Optic Systems has signed a binding conditional agreement worth $80 million to manufacture and supply its flagship 100-kilowatt high-energy laser weapon for a customer in South Korea.

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Japan Activates 100-kW Fiber Laser for Live Sea Trials

Fiber laser is a 100-kilowatt-class high-energy weapon, combining ten 10-kW fiber lasers into a single beam, housed in two 40-foot container modules, and equipped with a dome-shaped turret.

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Next-Gen Laser Weapons Get a Boost From KULR’s New High-Capacity Tech

It only took Houston-based KULR Technology five weeks to develop a prototype of a next-generation battery system for directed-energy weapons.

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UK’s DragonFire Laser Shreds Drones Flying Twice the Speed of F1 Cars

DragonFire is a UK laser system that destroys drones with above-the-horizon targeting, costs £10 per shot, and will deploy on a Type 45 destroyer by 2027.

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US Army Seeks Laser Weapons to ‘Hard Kill’ Group 1 to 3 Drones

The US Army is seeking laser weapons that can achieve a “hard kill,” or kinetically render a target unable to maintain flight, against Group 1 and 2 drones and one-way attack Group 3 drones.

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Russia’s New Laser Weapon Breaks Cover — And It’s on Wheels

Russia’s truck-mounted high-energy laser integrates an air-cooled beam, electro-optical tracking, and a battery-powered command station in a single all-terrain vehicle.

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Germany’s Ship-Mounted Laser Weapon Blasts Past 100 Live Shots, Targets 2029 Rollout

Rheinmetall and MBDA’s high-energy laser weapon system moved closer to deployment with the German Navy after a year-long trial phase at sea.

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General Atomics Teases MQ-20 Avenger Drone Armed With High-Energy Laser

General Atomics unveiled an MQ-20 Avenger concept with a combat laser on its nose, hinting at a strike-focused evolution of the drone.

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